payday lending
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FEEDBACK | Readers dissect a bumper crop of ballot issues
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‘All children have special needs’ As the former superintendent of two Colorado school districts, Boulder and Jeffco, I suppose it is not surprising that I am a supporter of Amendment 73, which supports our school districts in meeting the mission to educate all of our children. Yes, of course, I am supporting the amendment, however,…
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FEEDBACK | Rein in lending? Roll back drilling?
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‘Preying on those who require a helping hand is sickening’ Our state has a problem. The cost of living continues to increase, but wages are not keeping up. Simply paying bills can be extraordinarily stressful. Unfortunately, there is an industry that exists solely to take advantage of people in this situation – payday lenders. Preying…
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OUT WEST ROUNDUP | Bullock outlines jobs initiative for governors association
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Montana Bullock outlines jobs initiative for governors association HELENA, Montana – As Montana’s governor prepares to serve a yearlong chairmanship of the National Governors Association, he announced his top initiative: Good Jobs for All Americans. One of the biggest challenges for employers isn’t government regulation or the tax structure, it’s having a talented and trained…
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Proposed ballot initiative would ask Colorado voters to cap payday lending rates at 36 percent
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(Editor’s note: The Center for Responsible Lending and the Bell Policy Center are part of the Financial Equity Coalition, which is pushing the ballot initiative. The original post is below.) ************ A ballot question in November would ask voters in November to cap rates charged by payday lenders at 36 percent. But to get on…
